dìlleachdas

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From dìlleachd +‎ -as.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʲiːʎəxɡəs̪/

Noun

dìlleachdas m (genitive singular dìlleachdais, plural dìlleachdais)

  1. orphanage
    Synonym: dìlleachdanachd

Mutation

Mutation of dìlleachdas
radical lenition
dìlleachdas dhìlleachdas

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “dìlleachdas”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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